I'll give sixpence to catch that boy
A mother, in a fit of rage, chases her son who has run off. She shouts she will pay sixpence to anyone who can catch him, prompting the boy to pause and quip that Lil should come back for the money.
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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
4
Skin Care Tip and Clock Invention Fables
A promotional note advises daily Cuticura Ointment use followed by Cuticura Soap for ten days to improve skin with a free sample offer by mail from Boston. A humorous ad features a jewelry shop creating a clock that at ten a.m. bells chime and a bird sings, while at eleven p.m. a milkman bell and a newsboy announce morning papers. A rural humor vignette shows Farmer Cobbies and workers unable to host city boarders due to harvest duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Poor Way to Help and Aims at War Service
Humorous exchange notes a young man offering services to the country in case of war to cook. The dialogue reflects wartime recruitment concerns and the joke about feeding prodigal sons on a vegetable diet as a cost saving measure during tough times.
Plymouth Rock breeds and color varieties overview
The Barred Plymouth Rock remains the most popular general purpose farm fowl, with White Plymouth Rock following. Descriptions cover plumage, body type, and color standards for Barred, White, Buff varieties, and newer lines such as Silver Penciled, Partridge, and Columbian Plymouth Rocks. Breeding methods including double matings for exhibition males and females are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Plymouth
Plymouth Rock
Japanese Missionary Seeks Shinto Revival in America
Miss Toshiko Sakamaki, a young Japanese woman, arrives in the United States to preach Shintoism. She plans to settle in Los Angeles and work to revive Shinto among Japanese in California while aiming to convert Americans to the ancestral faith. Her effort seeks to counteract a specific trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toshiko Sakamaki
United States
Los Angeles
Chickens Given Good Start With Special Mash Mix
Instructions suggest feeding young chicks a crumbly mash of mashes and milk. A Johnny cake mix uses infertile eggs or beef scrap with cornmeal, milk to form a pasty mash and baking soda, baked until done for strong chick development.
Select Best Hatching Eggs for a Strong Flock
Advice on choosing superior specimens from the flock for spring hatchings. Provide a separate pen and yard for top birds, care for them, and select the best eggs. This method should raise flock quality and value overall.
First Japanese Missionary Woman Arrives in America
A young Japanese woman arrives as the first Shiote missionary to America, intending to educate and embody the refined manners and customs of Japan’s old civilization, contrasting with modern neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Fall Warning Quotes Collision Reveals Hard Bargain
A terse exchange between Blopay and a persistent collector exposes a brutal insistence on extracting gore at a beat. The husky collector remains unyielding, asserting the stubborn truth behind the fishy proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blopay
Federal funds allotted for national forest road work in 1918
Secretary Houston announces state by state allotments from a million dollars for roads and trails within national forests for fiscal year 1918. Total federal ten million dollar program funds ten years, with 10 percent held as contingency. Allocations cover Alaska to Wyoming, plus several eastern and southern states and groups.
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Houston
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Florida
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Georgia
Maine
New Hampshire
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Concrete floors urged to replace wooden bridge floors
Minnesota State Highway Commission urges county boards and district engineers to replace worn wooden bridge floors. The bulletin notes inspections show many old bridges are unsafe for traction engines when wooden floors are kept and recommends concrete floors as the economical and safer option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota State Highway Commission
Concrete Floor Bridge Cost Comparison Reality
A historical note argues that replacing a concrete floor with wood on a light truss ends up costing as much as rebuilding with a proper concrete floor and heavier steel, making further expense a clear waste of money.
Bad roads and the cost of poor infrastructure
A discussion from the American Review of Reviews argues that bad roads are costly to farmers and society, increasing transport costs and limiting productive use of time. It notes that improving roads lowers hauling costs, enables weather-independent planning, and prompts higher state and local funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Review of Reviews
Evangel of Good Roads Touring Cars Benefit Roads
The article argues that selling five passenger touring cars with prone tires promotes better roads. It contends every purchaser becomes a good roads advocate and thus supports expanding road networks through auto ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangel of
Wanted for Nothing Good roads according to Howard
Rain are something which everybody wants for nothing according to Howard.
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Howard
A Woman's Opportunity on Wall Street during War Time
A New York newsletter notes Wall Street firms replacing soldiers with women as many men enlist and face conscription. Banks report losses of dozens to military service and 800 potential vacancies, prompting plans to fill roles with women who perform steady, repetitive work. Autos haul plows around Greensburg, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Plattsburg
Madison
Petersons Ointment Promises Quick Heal All Ailments
An advertisement touts Petersons Ointment with a money back guarantee for numerous conditions including eczema piles and skin issues. Testimonies from Scott Virginia Buffalo claim rapid relief while a deputy mentions a barber with a red white and black pole and a remark on German colors in Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sym Peterson
Amarin
Peterson
Vod Scott
Virginia Buffalo
Fred Creators
United States
Indianapolis News
Tin Music and a Pie Pan Phonograph Wonder
An elderly inmate at the Masonic home near Franklin expresses delight with a phonograph gift. A lodge donation sparked surprise as residents described a pie pan with a hole in the middle used to grind tin into music, a curious and amusing novelty for the aged man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
Franklin
Indianapolis News
Allen's Foot Ease and wedding humor in 1900s ad and chat
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease for tired feet used by troops, claiming quick relief. The piece shifts to a light salon exchange where two girls discuss a mutual friend's recent marriage, noting the bride Rose looked sweet but her father seemed too cheerful as he gave her away. The dialogue reveals light social banter and wedding etiquette of the era.
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Allen
Bri
Dora
Rose
Nora
Fortitude and Healing Converse in Dental Resolve
A terse exchange shows Fortitude insisting on peace while conceding self-improvement. He declares willingness to seek help, including visiting a dentist, to end a toothache, signaling a resolve to address personal challenges.
Incurable. Daughters voice a heavy burden on mother
Fragmentary line hints at a mother's struggle with her daughters as a lifelong expense or burden. No clear event or identifiable names to confirm context.
Scatterbrain Wife Reminds Husband Of Missing Memory
Mrs Scatterbrain laments her lot as her husband with a fickle memory fails to recall her directions. Only once did he remember a task, joking about a note dated a week ahead. The tale ends with a quip on living by one’s pen and urging action over idle reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Scatterebrain
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